Ghumman (surname)

For other uses of "Ghuman", see Ghuman (disambiguation).

Ghumman
Jāti	Jat
Religions	Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism
Languages	Punjabi
Country	Pakistan, India
Region	Punjab
Ethnicity	Punjabi
Related groups	Jats

Ghumman or Ghuman is a Jat clan of Punjabis, found in Pakistan and India, mainly in Sialkot, Jhelum, Gujranwala, Daska and some other districts of Punjab, Pakistan.In India, they are found in Gurdaspur, Amritsar and Tarn taran districts of Majha Punjab, India. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Notable people with this surname

• Muhammad Ilyas Ghuman (born 1969), Pakistani Islamic scholar
• Azeem Ghumman (born 1991), Pakistani cricketer
• Kapur Singh Ghuman (1927–1986), Indian writer and theatre actor
• Varinder Singh Ghuman (born 1983/84), Indian bodybuilder and wrestler

References

1. "The People of District Jhelum (scroll down to read Castes & Clans - (Ghumman)". Government of the Punjab website. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
2. Grewal, J.S.; Banga, I. (1997). Five Punjabi Centuries: Policy, Economy, Society, and Culture, C. 1500-1990 : Essays for J.S. Grewal. p. 408. ISBN   978-81-7304-175-4 – via University of Michigan Library (digitized 3 September 2008). In the Bari Doab there were Jat clans like Sekhon, Chahal, Randhawa, Bajwa, Virk, Varaich, Ghumman...
3. Imran Rashid Bhindar (2018). Ghumman Jat. Lulu.com. p. 27. ISBN   9781642547917.

External links

• Jat (caste) on Encyclopedia Britannica